The Pro Shop Northamptonshire County Golf Club

Hello Golfers,

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter.

This week sees us take a look at what you can do to improve your putting as well as reviewing all that has gone on at the club.

Enjoy the read!

Competition news

Thursday Stableford

The overall winner was Owen Watts who shot 38 points. Divisional winners as follows:

Division 1

1st– Owen Watts – 38 Points

2nd– Elijah Woodward – 36 Points (cb)

3rd– Brian O’Connell – 36 Points (cb)

Division 2

1st– David Bonham – 35 Points (cb)

2nd– Martin Rose – 35 Points (cb)

3rd– Chris Moore – 35 Points

4th– Mark Macmain – 34 Points (cb)

Division 3

1st– James Kennedy – 35 Points

2nd– Ian Charlton – 34 Points

3rd– Russell Sizer – 32 Points

Congratulations to Owen Watts, David Bonham and James Kennedy who have now qualified for the Coker Cup which takes place on Thursday, 18 July.

Ladies news

Club Championship

Ladies Club Champion Hattie Billson

Sunday saw the Ladies play their Club Championship and 18 Hole Challenge.

Many congratulations to Hattie Billson, who retained the Ladies Club Championship for the second year with a total gross score of 153 (77 + 76). The Runner-up was Baylie Pyke who shot a gross 161.

Hattie also won the MacDougall Salver which is the overall nett over 36 holes with a fabulous score of 143. Hattie’s handicap has now been cut to 4 – well done Hattie.

The best am nett prize was won by Gillian Curley with a nett 74 on countback and the best pm nett prize was won by Denise Bellamy-Walton with a nett 75.

18 Hole Challenge

The 18 Hole Challenge was well supported this year with 18 ladies taking part. Di Murkin and Louise Hemingway both carded a gross 92. Di Murkin won on countback (46 on back nine) and was crowned the 18 Hole Champion with Louise Hemingway as Runner-up. The overall nett 18 Hole Champion was Marianne O’Connell with a nett score of 78 on countback (40 on back nine) from Jane Shearer.

Thank you to all our ladies for supporting this year’s Championship and 18 Hole Challenge and for your good golf and sportsmanship. It was all very much appreciated.

Greenside Challenge

Division 1 (0-20)

1st - Sue Barrick - 61 points

2nd - Gillian Curley - 60 points (cb)

3rd - Louise Hemingway - 60 points

Division 2 (21-28)

1st - Andrea Alston - 58 points

2nd - Lesley Whalley - 57 points

3rd - Di Saunderson - 56 points

Division 3 (29-38)

1st - Janet Morris - 57 points

2nd - Heather Russell - 54 points (cb)

3rd - Margo Gooch - 54 points

Greenside Challenge

1st - Janet Halliday - 32 points

2nd - Kate Dennison - 28 points

Members news

European Amateur Championship

Ben Jones good form continued last week in the European Amateur Championship finishing tied 3rd for the Bronze Medal.

Ben shot rounds of 69, 73, 69 & 68 for 9 under par total. After Ben’s recent consistent few weeks.

The Open Final Qualifying

On Tuesday Adam Myers and Ben Jones competed in Final Qualifying for The Open @ Portrush this year. Only 3 spots were available at each venue. Unfortunately, neither made it through to the Open

Adam played Fairmont St Andrews whilst Ben played St Anne’s Old Links.

Junior news

Golf Sixes Debut

Our Juniors made their Golf Sixes debut recently at Northampton.

The format gives our younger juniors a great opportunity to play develop and make new friends. Thanks to Mark MacMain who has kindly volunteered to manage our team and also to member Katie Amos who did a great job at organising the day at Northampton.

Our team from left to right – Holly MacMain, Kyle Kibbler, Josh Brown, James Boddily, Tess Kennedy, Morgan Wade, Tanya Murugan & Felicity Harris.

Summer Holiday Camps

Spring/Summer Academy coaching term finished last Sunday. Please keep an eye out for our summer half term camps

Dates:

1. Thursday 1st August - 18-hole juniors - with Adam*

2. Thursday 8th August - 9-hole juniors - with Adam

3. Thursday 15th August - 9-hole juniors - with Mark

4. Thursday 22nd August - 18-hole Juniors - with Mark

5. Thursday 29th August - 9-hole Juniors - with Mark

* Please note that the 1st August is also the Underwood Driver, where the Juniors play the committee, tee times 1500-1540

Format:

Meet in the Pro Shop for 9:00 start.
Mornings coaching focusing on long and short game development followed by lunch with on-course play afterwards
Likely finish 3:30- 4:00 (9 holes) & 5:00 - 5:30 (if playing 18 holes)
Cost is £30 per child (1/2 price for 2nd/3rd children from same family)

Click here and get in touch if you are interested and would like to know more.

Course news

From the Course

The course is closed for most of Monday as players once again come from far and wide to compete in the Charity Pro-Am.

For those wishing to play the 3 extra holes 7a 8a 9a Monday will be the start the course maintenance on the 3 holes. Firstly to perfect the techniques before rolling onto the main course in September and also to assess quantities of materials that will be needed for that week.

Please be mindful of the course staff while playing as they may not hear your shouts.

Shop news

Under Armour Golf Shorts

£5 Off in store

Come and get them before they're gone.

Click here and get in touch if you would like to know more.

Titleist Pro V1X Limited Edition 2019 Open Championship

£44.99

RRP: £55.00 Save: £10.01

Come and get them before they're gone

TaylorMade Trade In

Well, we're running a TaylorMade Trade-In and here's how it works:

Bring us your current driver (accepted brands below)
We'll provide you with our valuation of your driver
Choose between the TaylorMade M5 and M6 drivers
Trade-in your current driver and get its valuation and an extra £50 OFF your new M5 or M6 purchase

So, for more information on this fantastic promotion, come and speak to a member of the team.

Tour news

Rat poison to the winner’s circle

After reading a little about Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s victory at Valderrama over the weekend, it turns out it's a miracle the 24-year-old is even able to play golf after accidentally drinking rat poison at the age of two.

As a consequence, Bezuidenhout received a drug suspension when he was an amateur as his medication was deemed illegal. However, the 2017 Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year has overcome such obstacles and is now a European Tour winner thanks to a six-shot victory at the Andalucia Masters.

Stylish. Smart. Sophisticated.

With the golfing season now in full flow, we hope you’re proud to say you’re a member of the club and this fantastic course. It’s for this reason that we have a bunch of crested items in the pro shop, so why not come in for a browse next time you’re at the club?

Wear the badge with pride

A classic piece of golfing attire is the club crested shirt, which is something we're able to offer you thanks to our friends at Glenmuir.

They've been creating stylish golf clothing since 1891 and specialise in the art of cresting; so much so that the European Ryder Cup team used them for every event between 1987 and 2014.

Well, their current range is an excellent combination of traditional designs with subtle detailing for that added bit of flair - like the hexagonal print detail on the Haddington's chest (fuchsia polo here).

So, if you're interested, be sure to grab yourself a piece of Scottish excellence before you next head out onto the course.

shop Glenmuir's range >

Are you focusing on the wrong thing?

As soon as the ball has left the putter face, we know whether it’s going to be good or not. It’s like a sixth sense, right? But what constitutes a good putt? Many golfers let the final outcome decide this – i.e. whether the ball ends up in the hole or not – but that is arguably well out of our control. So, perhaps it's time to refocus on what we can control?

There are only two things we can really control when it comes to putting. The first is starting the ball on the correct line. Take Tiger Woods for example; the 15-time major winner focuses on a blade of grass he wants the ball to roll over immediately in front of him, which brings the intended target much closer to impact.

The second is getting the ball rolling correctly, which means imparting top spin as quickly as possible after impact rather than having it jumping and skidding in the air.

One way to control our putting is by utilising the technology in TaylorMade’s stunning Spider X putter.

It features an improved Pure Roll insert that has 45-degree grooves to help generate the aforementioned top spin as quickly as possible. The updated insert also produces a better sound and feel at contact, which many of you will love.

This is by no means the only putter available within TaylorMade's line-up, so click on the link below to view the entire range.

view TaylorMade's range >

Shop online | Collect in-store

We understand the convenience of shopping online from the comfort of your own home. We also appreciate that we can't stock every single product in-store due to limited space.

The answer to both of these is our fantastic Click & Collect service, which allows you to browse a huge range of products online and order to pick up from our shop the next time you're down the club. Have you given it a try?

shop now >

Video of the Week

In the final video of this three-part series, world class putting instructor Phil Kenyon talks us through how to improve our focus on the greens. Could the secret really be this simple?

Hope you enjoyed the newsletter and have a great weekend.

Tim Rouse
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Church Brampton
Northampton
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Phone: 01604 842226

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